20 “No longer will there be [a]in it an infant who lives but a few days,
Or an old man who does (A)not [b]live out his days;
For the youth will die at the age of one hundred
And the [c](B)one who does not reach the age of one hundred
Will be thought accursed.
21 “They will (C)build houses and inhabit them;
They will also (D)plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 “They will not build and (E)another inhabit,
They will not plant and another eat;
For (F)as the [d]lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,
And My chosen ones will (G)wear out the work of their hands.
23 “They will (H)not labor in vain,
Or bear children for calamity;
For they are the [e](I)offspring of those blessed by the Lord,
And their descendants with them.

24 It will also come to pass that before they call, I will (J)answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear. 25 The (K)wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the (L)lion will eat straw like the ox; and (M)dust will be the serpent’s food. They will (N)do no evil or harm in all My (O)holy mountain,” says the Lord.

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  1. Isaiah 65:20 Lit from there
  2. Isaiah 65:20 Lit fill out
  3. Isaiah 65:20 Lit one who misses the mark
  4. Isaiah 65:22 Lit days
  5. Isaiah 65:23 Lit seed

20 “Never again will there be in it
    an infant(A) who lives but a few days,
    or an old man who does not live out his years;(B)
the one who dies at a hundred
    will be thought a mere child;
the one who fails to reach[a] a hundred
    will be considered accursed.
21 They will build houses(C) and dwell in them;
    they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.(D)
22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them,(E)
    or plant and others eat.
For as the days of a tree,(F)
    so will be the days(G) of my people;
my chosen(H) ones will long enjoy
    the work of their hands.
23 They will not labor in vain,(I)
    nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;(J)
for they will be a people blessed(K) by the Lord,
    they and their descendants(L) with them.
24 Before they call(M) I will answer;(N)
    while they are still speaking(O) I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb(P) will feed together,
    and the lion will eat straw like the ox,(Q)
    and dust will be the serpent’s(R) food.
They will neither harm nor destroy
    on all my holy mountain,”(S)
says the Lord.

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  1. Isaiah 65:20 Or the sinner who reaches